codex vaticanus and codex sinaiticus

Codex Vaticanus, a manuscript dated 325-350 AD, contains the earliest complete copy of the New Testament Bible. λαμπαδας – א L omit – Β D 32 700, Matthew 11:19 Gospel of Mark Mary Magdalene Resurrection of Jesus Codex Bezae Codex Sinaiticus. και τοτε κοψομται – Β, Matthew 24:31 Milne & T.C. We will not that the oldest and Alexandrian manuscripts are named after the material that they were made from, papyrus. εν καιρω – B D אb N W Σ, Matthew 13:30d omit –251א, Matthew 14:24 ειπον αυτω – Ε N, Matthew 13:30a δαιμονια πολλα – א οπως – Ε, Matthew 12:22a εγω μεν (I) – Β, Matthew 3:15 Eth geo According to Fenton Hort Sinaiticus and Vaticanus were derived from a common original much older source, “the date of which cannot be later than the early part of the second century, and may well be yet earlier.”[3]. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung. αφεθησεται υμιν τοις ανθρωποις – Β πεση – א Γ 238 251 253 892 εκαλεσαντω – L δυναμαι υμιν τουτο ποιησαι –א, Matthew 9:30a εν… omit… omit… – B, Mark 6:43 καναναιος – Β C D L N 1 22 33 118 892 [8] In the Book of Psalms this scribe has 35 times ΔΑΥΕΙΔ instead of ΔΑΥΙΔ, while scribe A normally uses an abbreviated form ΔΑΔ. και ο φιλων υιον η θυγατερα υπερ εμε ουκ εστιν αξιος – א καταβιβασηυση – א, Matthew 11:23b XXI-XXIII. Before this discovery, the earliest extant manuscripts of the Old Testament were in Greek, in manuscripts such as the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus. This article is from Wikipedia but has been updated and will be updated even more so by Edward D. Andrews for Christian Publishing House. Codex Vaticanus, a manuscript dated 325-350 AD, contains the earliest complete copy of the New Testament Bible. This Bible is called Codex Sinaiticus, after the St. Catherine's Monastery at Mt. μενον της θαλασσης ην βασανιζομενον –א, Matthew 14:26 προσενεγκε –א, Matthew 8:5 Il est conservé àlaBibliothèque nationale Saltikov Chtchedrine de Saint-Pétersbourg. εν τω καιρω – א C E L Jun 17 Blog. [citation needed] If one is looking for the original text, it should be sought within a living and consistently transmitted extant text; it is not possible that it will be found within a non-academic, highly subjective, and newly fabricated text, such as the Nestle Aland (NA28) or the United Bible Society (UBS5) text. Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript. He has authored ninety-five books. περισσευματα κλασματων δωδεκα κοφινους πληρεις – (33) 1241 1424 it επεκαλεσαντο – א N δε ο αποκριθεις –א, Matthew 18:7 242–255. viñeta. γη σοδομων και γη γομορρων – א εμπροσθεν του πατρος μου – B Θ f13 33 700 892 1010 1216 1230 1241 1253 Byz, Matthew 18:16 Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus are the two oldest complete or nearly complete copies of the New Testament in its original Greek language. ο δε εχθρος ο σπειρων αυτα εστιν ο διαβολος – L κυριε – B The Codex Sinaiticus Project is an international collaboration to reunite the entire manuscript in digital form and make it accessible to a global audience for the first time. την ψυχην και το σωμα – E אc W Φ, Matthew 10:3 ελαλη – Ε Μ Γ W, Matthew 13:35a Le Codex Sinaiticus (Gregory-Aland n o א ou 01) est un manuscrit en onciales complet du Nouveau Testament datant du IV e siècle (rédigé entre 325 et 360 [1]).Il contient également des parties de la Septante [2].Il est conservé dans quatre institutions : la British Library, l'université de Leipzig, le monastère Sainte-Catherine du Sinaï, et la bibliothèque nationale russe. It is one, single book. λεγοντες ειρηνη τω οικω τουτω – א D L W Φ f1 22 99 237 251 ℓ 49 [33] He suggested that distigmai indicate lines where another textual variant was known to the person who wrote the umlauts. λεββαιος – f13, Matthew 10:4a τι φαγητε – א f1 892 a b ff1 k l vg syrc copsa δαιμονια – B, Matthew 7:27b πορευου – א, copsa and copbo used different terms, but every concerned to πορευου [30] There are 795 of these to be clearly found in the text, and perhaps another 40 that are undetermined. τουτο κοινοι τον ανον – א cop καλουσιν – D, Matthew 10:28 Codex Vaticanus, a manuscript dated 325-350 AD, contains the earliest complete copy of the New Testament Bible. και λεββαιος ο επικλ. αρπασαι – Β C Ν Χ W Σ 892 του τοπου –א, Matthew 14:36 ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιος – B 050, Matthew 6:33 If these seem insignificant, note below those even more so. οι μαθηται αυτου – Β It was heavily used by Westcott and Hort in their edition, The New Testament in the Original Greek (1881). λεγουσιν – Β D THE Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus differences are insignificant in the extreme. Wieland Willker (2008). αλλα … και ευθεως εξανετειλεν –א, Matthew 13:5a ωρυξεν εν αυτω – Β, Matthew 22:1 The Codex Sinaiticus. Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. οδηγοι τυφλοι – 253 βαλουσιν – Β, Matthew 13:54 1209) Description of Codex Vaticanus from Wikipedia: Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest extant manuscripts of the Greek Bible (Old and New Testament). θαδδαιος – א εως (till) – Β University of Bremen. Codex Vaticanus, also known as “B,” was found in the Vatican library. Most critical editions of the Greek New Testament give precedence to these two chief uncial manuscripts, and the majority of translations are based on their text. συναγαγετε – א B2 μη αποστεπησης – א A B2 C D X Θ 565 892 1009 1071 1195 1216 1230 1241 1253 1344 1365 1646 2174 Byz This is especially true, for the New Testament, of the Gospels. p. 109. The Codex Sinaiticus Project is an international collaboration to reunite the entire manuscript in digital form and make it accessible to a global audience for the first time. Apologetic Defense of the faith, the Bible, and Christianity, Please Help Us Keep These Thousands of Blog Posts Growing and Free for All, It is often argued by the Textus Receptus Onlyists and the King James Version Onlyists that there are thousands of differences between Codex Vatican and Codex Sinaiticus. ο υιος (the son) – Vaticanus. Skeat, “Scribes and Correctors” (British Museum: London 1938). η της κωμης – syrp χωρας – א κυλλους υγιεις – B D The difference between Codex Vatican and Sinaiticus is so insignificant to be inconsequential unlike the Byzantine text, which had copyists adding and removing phrases, sentences, entire verses and even an entire section of verses, as well as conflating the text by combining two or more readings for harmonization purposes. απο καταβολης κοσμου – א The oldest complete texts are the 4th century Codex Sinaiticus and Vaticanus, both from the Alexandrian family; Codex Bezae, a 5th- or 6th-century Western text-type manuscript that contains Luke in Greek and Latin versions on facing pages, appears to have descended from an offshoot of the main manuscript tradition, departing from more familiar readings at many points. Along with Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most valuable manuscripts for textual criticism of the Greek New Testament, as well as the Septuagint. The Lilies of the Field. υπο του πατρος – א 71 1. μαθετε – א οι οφθαλμοι – א την δε δοκον την εν τω οφθαλμω – א N Σ 235 343–344. υποκριται (hypocrites) – Βג syrcur βαλλουσιν – א D Χ οστις δ’ αρνησηται – C την δε εν τω σω οφθαλμω δοκον – Β 050, Matthew 7:4a κυριε υιε – א, Matthew 15:27 τω ανεμω και τη θαλασση – א f1 f13 22 ινα – א Β C D 1 33 εγειρε και περιπατει – Β, Matthew 9:6a Sinaiticus has heavily influenced the translation work of modern Bible versions. Others are because two of the scribes were bad spellers. The Codex Vaticanus is said to be the oldest extant vellum manuscript. εν τοις σαββασιν – W, Matthew 12:10 It is a compilation of all the known writings that make up what we now call the Bible. omit –א, Matthew 5:46 Example of differences between Sinaiticus and Vaticanus in Matthew 1:18–19: 19 ιωσηφ δε ο ανηρ αυτης δικαιος ων και μη θελων αυτην παραδειγματισαι εβουληθη λαθρα απολυσαι αυτην, 19 ιωσηφ δε ο ανηρ αυτης δικαιος ων και μη θελων αυτην δειγματισαι εβουληθη λαθρα απολυσαι αυτην. Herein, we will use the capital B. Codex Sinaiticus dates to about 330 to 360 C.E. Codex Sinaiticus is designated by siglum א, and Codex Vaticanus by alpha character B. The term “iotacism” refers to the letter iota, the original sign for, with which these vowels came to merge. ουπω νοειτε – א C L W 0119 f1 Byz, Matthew 15:17 Is said to be the oldest extant vellum manuscript. Codex Sinaiticus in the Gospel of John, NTS 15, pp. [34] The same distigmai were observed in Codex Fuldensis, especially in the section containing 1 Cor 14:34–35. It was discovered in the 19th century, surpassing Vaticanus as the most complete manuscript. αυτω λεγουσιν – Β C The alternative term itacism refers to the new pronunciation of the name of the letter eta as [ˈita] after the change. των αρτων – f1 οι οφθαλμοι αυτων – D παρ ουδενι τοσαυτην πιστιν εν τω Ισραηλ ευρον – Β 4 εις την δεξιαν σιαγονα – א W Σ 157 892 εγερθεις –א, Matthew 9:6b δικνυει (showed) – א We will just use the regular English font P75. ο δε – א D 61 γη σοδομων και γομορρων – Β, Matthew 10:16a γεννα – Β ελαλεσεν αυτοις – Β απεκαλεσαν – U (1860). What Does the Bible Really Teach About ________? κραζοντες – B, Matthew 9:28a They were probably written in the fourth century. When Was It Written? και λεββαιος – D 122 αποκριθεις δε ο Ιησους – Β 22-44. ηλθεν προς ΙΝ – copsa [27] There are no enlarged initials, no divisions into chapters or sections such as are found in later manuscripts, but a different system of division peculiar to this manuscript. A Modern analysis identifies at least three scribes: 1. Codex Vaticanus Graece 1209, B/03. κανανιτης – א, Matthew 10:11 For example, in John 1:4 Sinaiticus and Codex Bezae are the only Greek manuscripts with textual variant ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἐστίν (in him is life) instead of ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ᾓν (in him was life). omit – B, Matthew 8:18 [15] Scribe D corrects his own work and that of scribe A, but scribe A limits himself to correcting his own work. ολην την γαλιλαιαν (all Galilee) – D, Matthew 4:23b Retrieved 2019-11-11. omit – B, Matthew 10:3 Rules:This is a Christian “hangout”.There will be NO cursing. Ιωσης – K L W Δ Π Φ Before this discovery, the earliest extant manuscripts of the Old Testament were in Greek, in manuscripts such as the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus. και ευθεως – Β την βασιλειαν του θεου και την δικαιοσυνην αυτου – E W Σ Φ 050, Matthew 7:3 Ιωσηφ – אa B C N Σ φερουσιν – א2 B L Δ Ψ 892 Constantin von Tischendorf, Novum Testamentum Vaticanum. επαναστησεται τεκνα – Β Δ 75 235 700 The Codes Vaticanus is a priceless treasure that has been sitting in the Vatican archives since at least 1475. ητοιμασται υπο του πατρος μου – א*, b, f1 1071 1241 ita, r1 Were Almost All Greek New Testament Manuscript Textual Variants [Errors] Created Before 200 A.D.? Unfortunately th… εκραυγαζεν – M 299 σωμα και ψυχην – syrsin δυο μαρτυρων η τριων – B Why? εν αυτη τις αξιος εστι – א Κ 16 99 243 892 [1] Dean John W. Burgon, Revision Revised (1883), p. 12. gr. παρηλθεν ηδη – א Ζ 1 – Christian Publishing House Blog, Scribe A wrote most of the historical and poetical books of the Old Testament, almost the whole of the New Testament, and the Epistle of Barnabas, Scribe B was responsible for the Prophets and for the Shepherd of Hermas, Scribe D wrote the whole of Tobit and Judith, the first half of 4 Maccabees, the first two-thirds of the Psalms, and the first five verses of Revelation, א* – original text of Codex Sinaiticus before scribal correction(s), B* – original text of Codex Vaticanus before scribal correction(s). For most of the New Testament, Codex Sinaiticus is in general agreement with Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209 and Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, attesting the Alexandrian text-type. [22] Bruce M. Metzger, Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Greek Palaeography, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, p. 74. οτι – א* X τετρααρχης – א C Z Δ κραυγαζοντες – א [5] Bruce M. Metzger (1991). κωφους ακουοντας – B Φ 59 115 238 The Codex Sinaiticus Project is an international collaboration to reunite the entire manuscript in digital form and make it accessible to a global audience for the first time. Scribe D wrote the whole of Tobit and Judith, the first half of 4 Maccabees, the first two-thirds of the Psalms, and the first five verses of Revelation Scribe B was a poor speller, and scribe A was not very much better; the best scribe was D. … Now, enjoy the comparison below that will give you a deeper understanding of the simplistic response that was given. εν τοις ουρανοις – Β V X τι φαγητε η τι πιητε – B W f13 33 και ερχεται – D, Matthew 9:28b εισπορευομενον – א, Matthew 15:17 συναγετε – Β Γ 1 As Gordon Fee showed in a detailed … ζητουντες αυτω λαλησαι – Sinaiticusa Β C Z επιθυμησαι αυτης – א M Σ, Matthew 5:30 ο θεος ο πατηρ υμων – א Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, two of great uncial codices, representatives of the Alexandrian text-type, are considered excellent manuscript witnesses of the text of the New Testament. ο δε εχθρος εστιν ο σπειρας αυτα ο διαβολος – Β τω Ιωαννη – א 243 Payne discovered the first distigme while studying the section 1 Cor 14.34–35 of the codex. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. Lastly, Codex Sinaiticus (along with Codex Vaticanus), exhibits clear gnostic influence. Along with Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most valuable manuscripts for establishing the original text -see textual criticism - of the Greek New Testament, as well as the Septuagint. παραθαλασσαν (by the sea) – א W They were probably written in the fourth century. Codex Sinaiticus, the earliest known manuscript of the Christian Bible, compiled in the 4th century ce. By: Marek Dospěl The New Testament that we read today in many different translations is not based on one single manuscript of the original Greek text. την δικαιοσυνην και την βασιλειαν αυτου – Β It is in closer agreement with Codex Bezae in support of the Western text-type.For example, in John 1:4 Sinaiticus and Codex Bezae are the only Greek manuscripts with textual variant ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἐστίν (in him is life) instead of ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ᾓν (in him was life). και ιδων – א C D K L W X Δ Πmg f13 33 892 1009 1010 1071 1216 1230 1242 1253 1365 1646 2148 Byz Lect it vg syrs copbo ethro κωφους ακουοντας και λαλουντας – N Σ ℓ 48, ℓ 49 Apton ΦaΓein: A Note on Mark 3:20–21. εμπροσθεν του πατρος ημων – Dgr 1646 2148 του τοπου εκεινου – Β Codex Vaticanus, also known as … [12] Kurt Aland; Barbara Aland (1995). ανεκτοτερον εσται γη σοδομων – א του Ισραηλ – א, Matthew 10:24 ειρηνην βαλειν – א [16] Dirk Jongkind (2007), Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus, Gorgias Press LLC, p. 44. εκαυματωθη – Β εις την αντιπατριδα αυτου – א επιθυημσαι – א 236 Scribe B was responsible for the Prophets and for the Shepherd of Hermas 3. omit –א, Mark 4:20 σημεια και τερατα – א ουαι τω ανθφωπω εκεινω – Β, Matthew 18:14 διασαφησον – א B Θ 0242 THE TR, on the other hand, has whole phrases, sentences, verses and even whole sections added. [31] Constantin von Tischendorf, Novum Testamentum Vaticanum, Leipzig 1867, p. XXI. ελαλησεν – Β ειπεν αυτω – א αγουσιν – א* C W Θ f1 f13 28 διαρπασαι – א D Φ, Matthew 12:30 Though it is considered by some scholars to represent an original form of the text, it is also recognized as the most heavily corrected early New Testament manuscript. ο πετρος ειπεν αυτω – Β ηκολουθεσεν – Β καρπους ποιει καλους – Β cop αμην (amen) – B, Matthew 6:7 The Codex is named after its place of conservation in the Vatican Library, where it has been kept since at least the 15th century. [12], A paleographical study at the British Museum in 1938 found that the text had undergone several corrections. εθεραπευσεν αυτους – א Codex Vaticanus is one of the most important manuscripts for the text of the Septuagint and Greek New Testament, it is a leading member of the Alexandrian text-type. ακολουθει μοι εγω ελθων – א In 1844, 43 leaves of a 4th-century biblical codex (a collection of single pages bound together along one side) were discovered at St. Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai (hence the “Dittographies and other corrections”. σαλπιγγος φωνης μεγαλης – Β, Matthew 24:48 ο δε εχθρος ο σπειρας αυτα εστιν ο διαβολος – א Scribes and Correctors of the Codex Sinaiticus, (London: British Museum, 1938), p. 94. The Codex Sinaiticus (see my earlier article, “Not Just Any Old Codex”) is one such codex. εγεννησεν (begot) – א, Matthew 1:19 THE TR, on the other hand, has whole phrases, … In general, Codex Vaticanus is placed first in point of purity by contemporary scholars and Codex Sinaiticus next. [6] D distinguished between sacral and nonsacral using of ΚΥΡΙΟΣ. ειδεν ανθρωπον – א και θλθεν προς τον ΙΝ – Β C 700 ος δ’ αν ποιηση και διδαξη, ουτος μεγας κληθησεται εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων – Β λεγουσιν – א omit – B, Matthew 9:16 The Umlauts Archived 2019-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. B or 03 Gregory-Aland, δ 1 von Soden) is one of the oldest copies of the Bible, one of the four great uncial codices. εις τον αφεδρωνα – א Γ 99 253 892 Codex Sinaiticus (קודקס סינאיטיקוס, Σιναϊτικός Κώδικας; Shelfmarks and references: London, Brit. We will use א to identify Codex Sinaiticus herein. C. R. Gregory (Lipsiae 1884), pp. Similar to Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus identifies itself as a product of gnostic corruption in John 1:18, where “the only begotten Son” is changed to “the only begotten God,” thus perpetuating the ancient Arian heresy that disassociates the Son of God Jesus Christ from God Himself by claiming that the Word was not the same as the Son. ηκολουθει – א D f1 21 892 Nevertheless, there are many differences between these two manuscripts. διατι υμεις – א The list of textual variants that follows below is incomplete. και κοψομται – א και οστις αρνησηται – W syrcur, Matthew 10:33b See: Codex Vaticanus Graece. και ανακειμενου – א 350A.D.) ιδοντες δε αυτον – א* Θ 700 pc copsa της ζυμης – D Θ f13 565 a b ff2 syrs, Matthew 17:10 αυτων οι οφθαλμοι – B, Matthew 9:31 και – 209, Matthew 7:17 βασανισαι – Β copsa, Matthew 9:4a Ιωαννης – א* D E F G M S U V X Φ επεσπειρεν – Β Ν Σ εγω ελθων – Β, Matthew 8:8a The earliest extant complete manuscripts of Mark, Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, two 4th-century manuscripts, do not contain the last twelve verses, 16:9–20, nor the unversed shorter ending. εγειρε – Β 372 πολυν οχλον – 12 243 copsa syrcur, sin Codex Sinaiticus was made in the 4th century on parchment using capital letters (a manuscript in all capitals is called an "uncial"). ο θεος ο πατηρ υμων (God your Father) – א1 B copsa, Matthew 6:15 Ζαρε (Zerah) – B, supported by Papyrus 1 και εκ των λογων – א gr. omit – B C D S Δ, Matthew 9:35c [21] H.J.M. κοινωνει τον ανον – D, Matthew 15:12 εισηλθεν – א The Vaticanus was placed in the Vatican Library at Rome by Pope Nicolas V. in 1448, its previous history being unknown. και ειδος – ℓ 76 η ολον – א ιδου αρχων προσελθων – א 13 157 εν τη Γαλιλαια (in Galilee) – א και ευρισκει – א ο κακος δουλος – א εθεραπευσεν αυτον – Β, Matthew 12:29 The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism, trans. μαθετε απ εμου – Β, Matthew 12:1 εν τη ιδια πατριδι – א Ζ f13 892 The Critical Text is the corrupt one!” Paul Anderson similarly, “with B and Aleph varying over 1,000+ differences in John alone (3,000+ in the 4 Gospels).”. [citation needed] Multiple studies have shown that when these two manuscripts disagree one with the other, which they do frequently, one or the other manuscript will almost always agree with the Traditional, Majority Byzantine text. Codex Alexandrinus – c. 400–440 – British Library – from Alexandria to Constantinople, then given to Charles I of England in the 17th century. By doing so Tischendorf proved that the New Testament of the modern Bible reached present time in its true value. Codex Vaticanus, also known as … The Codex Vaticanus (The Vatican, Bibl. Matthew 1:3 το πληρομα –א, Matthew 9:17 υπερ τον διδασκαλον αυτου – א F M W [10] Milne and Skeat characterized scribe B as “careless and illiterate.”[11] The work of the original scribe is designated by the siglum א*. αυτον αποστελλει – A K X (αποστελει W f1 700 copbo) f13 Byz αυτω ειπεν – Β εκατονταρχος – Β cop, Matthew 8:10 Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. δια του προφητου – Β, Matthew 13:35b ουκ αφεθησεται – אcorr, Matthew 12:35 From this colophon, the correction is concluded to have been made in Caesarea Maritima in the 6th or 7th centuries. "[3], According to contemporary scholars,[which?] αρνησασθω – א A Β2 D K L Θ Ξ f13 33 Ιωση – copbo, Matthew 13:57 b The Codex Vaticanus (The Vatican, Bibl. Dating the Oldest New Testament Christian Manuscripts . παντα οσα – א [1] It is named as one of the four great uncial codices.The Codex is named for the residence in the Vatican Library where it has been stored since the 15th century. [2] αποστελλει αυτον – 1344 1365, Mark 11:7 [29] C. R. Gregory, “Canon and Text of the New Testament” (1907), pp. οχλους – א 1 22 τι φαγητε τι πιητε – copsa εως ου (till his) –א, Matthew 2:12 Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_codices_Sinaiticus_and_Vaticanus&oldid=988281380, Articles needing cleanup from August 2018, Cleanup tagged articles with a reason field from August 2018, Wikipedia pages needing cleanup from August 2018, All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases, Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from September 2010, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2020, Articles with disputed statements from November 2020, Articles with minor POV problems from November 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 November 2020, at 06:02. [35] Philip B. Payne, Fuldensis, Sigla for Variants in Vaticanus and 1 Cor 14.34-5, NTS 41 (1995) 251–262. This is especially true, for the New Testament, of the Gospels. and is identified by the (03, B). σαββασιν – א W εις την εαυτων χωραν (into their own country) – א f1 157 a b g1 vg cop, Matthew 2:13 κηρυσσων – א omit –א, Matthew 7:28 εως παντα – B 106 The first corrections were done by several scribes before the manuscript left the scriptorium. ιδειν ανθρωπον – Β, Matthew 11:15 Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. ιδου αρχων εις προσελθων – Β According to Herman C. Hoskier,[2] there are, without counting errors of iotacism, 3,036 textual variations between Sinaiticus and Vaticanus in the text of the Gospels alone, enumerated as follows: Hoskier noted in his book: "I make a present to Gregory and Souter of the 'provincial' exchange of ως and ωσπερ, παντα and απαντα, ως and ωσει, εναντιον and ενωπιον, εστηκοτων and εστωτων, εαυτου and αυτου, με and εμε, οικιαν and οικον, ετερον and αλλον and αλληλον, πιειν and πειν and πιν, ηυδοκησεν and ευδοκησεν, ευθυς and ευθεως, σπυριδας and σφυριδας, καγω and και εγω, υποκατω and υποποδιον, εαν and αν, απο and υπο, προς αυτους and αυτοις, επι and εις, ινα and οπως. εσται – Β Σ 61 68 245 700 Vat., Vat. ο δε θερισμος συντελεια αιωνος εστιν – Β The Vaticanus was placed in the Vatican Library at Rome by Pope Nicolas V. in 1448, its previous history being unknown. Retrieved 2019-11-11. The following represent scribal corrections: The list of textual variants that follows below is incomplete. εν ουρανοις –א, Matthew 10:34 εστω –א, Matthew 5:39 σου σιαγονα – E, Matthew 5:41 τοις ανθρωποις νηστευων –א, Matthew 6:20 και ηλθεν τα πετεινα και κατεφαγεν – א D, Matthew 13:5 πολλους οχλους – אc C N Σ Φ τους μαθητας αυτου – Β Ε F Κ P X Π Σ, Matthew 14:22c Though it is considered by some scholars to represent an original form of the text, it is also recognized as the most heavily corrected early New Testament manuscript. ιδου αρχων εισελθων – אc C D E M X N W Σ Φ Originally Codex Sinaiticus was produced on parchment whose total number exceeded 730 leaves, approximately 1,460 pages. καθηγητης – Sinaiticus*, 2, Bezae, Regius, Koridethi, 1010, 1241, 1424, Byz, ℓ 292* [32] The meaning of these distigmai was recognized in 1995 by Philip Payne. Spelling differences Ζαρε (Zerah) B, supported by P1 and Ζαρα (Zerah) א. Misspelled word παραθαλασσαν (by the sea) א παραθαλασσιαν (by the sea) B. οι μαθηται – א L Z W, Matthew 17:17 το πλοιον –א, Matthew 14:23 omit – D syrcur, sin d k, Matthew 13:34 ελθοντες – א 243 ℓ 50 Our best guess is that Vaticanus, like Codex Sinaiticus, was almost surely produced in Egypt, probably in Alexandria. The distigme of two codices indicate a variant of the Western manuscripts, which placed 1 Cor 14:34–35 after 1 Cor 14:40( manuscripts: Claronmontanus, Augiensis, Boernerianus, 88, itd, g, and some manuscripts of Vulgate). σεσαρωμενον – Β, Matthew 12:46 Is said to be the oldest extant vellum manuscript. καταβαντος δε αυτου – B C W אb Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. ηκολουθει – א C D 33 41 What about the ~3500 differences between Vaticanus and Sinaiticus just in the gospels alone? Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Θαδδαιος – E N W Σ Φ [31] He pointed on several places where these distigmai were used: at the ending of the Gospel of Mark, 1 Thess 2:14; 5:28; Heb 4:16; 8:1. αι εν σοι γενομεναι – B ποιησατε – א viñeta. ερρεθη – א* Κ Π syr copbo ελυπηθη ο βασιλευς δια δε τους ορκους –א, Matthew 14:15a ηκολουθησαν – Β D παρεθηκεν αυτοις λεγων – C 243 1241 Erroll F. Rhodes. 105–112. η της πολεως – Β, Matthew 10:14c ανθρωπον ιδειν – א και ηκολουθεσαω αυτω – א English churchman reviews of curious anomalies and i. Bibliography codex vaticanus and over half of the same form of the pages and lee. Textkritik des Neuen Testaments (in German). ιδου αρχων εις ελθων – Κ S V Δ Π, Matthew 9:19 ου μη αφεθη – Β Most critical editions of the Greek New Testament give precedence to these two chief uncial manuscripts, and the majority of translations are based on their text. [4] Dirk Jongkind (2007), Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus, Gorgias Press LLC, p. 90. και οταν δε – א syrcur eth απολυται – א In John 1:1–8:38 Codex Sinaiticus differs from Vaticanus and all other Alexandrian manuscripts. His conclusions may be stated as follows:8 3 Ibid., 69. τις εν αυτη αξιος εστι – Β εδειξεν (showed) – D 372, Matthew 4:13 ει δε μηγε –א, Matthew 9:18 Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, two of great uncial codices, representatives of the Alexandrian text-type, are considered excellent manuscript witnesses of the text of the New Testament. δια Ησαιου του προφητου – א 1 ), publié par les conservateurs du British Museum, donne cette explication: “Le Sinaiticus et le Vaticanus [des manuscrits de la Bible] ajoutent ‘ni le Fils’ après ‘ciel’. κατ οναρ εφανη – Β 372 copsa κλασματων δωδεκα κοφινων πληρωματα – א W (f1) f13 pc, Mark 10:19 παρεκαλουν αυτον –א, Matthew 15:3 Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Best Greek texts of Codex Sinaiticus is considered by most textual scholars of the New Testament Bible Gothic and. 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